I think it’s kinda funny how Chris claims he doesn’t care about electronics history, yet half the show is interviews with amazing people from electronics history.

The invention of the transistor is one of the most revolutionary moments in human history, a moment which can be compared to the invention of the wheel / use of fire / AC current etc. It should be a world holiday for god’s sake! I think it’s VERY IMPORTANT folks know the story, and the people who were involved. It shouldn’t just be assumed and taken for granted. I look forward to the electronics history element of The AmpHour, it shouldn’t be made light of. Just sayin ‘ ha

What I SHOULD have said is that it doesn’t affect me on a day to day basis. I don’t need to know who invented the transistor in order to pick one out of a field of many on a website and design it in. Am I grateful for it? Sure am. I would have been worthless without all the people that came before. That’s also why we love interviewing them.

That’s a great Tony Stark- nice MkIV Arc Reactor! My oldest son was going to be a young Tony Stark this year but he ended up going as The Doctor from Dr. Who. I has to whip up a cool Sonic Screwdriver for him at the last minute…

How could anyone dislike Halloween? It’s THE holiday for makers and inventive people. Costumes are also a really good way to get kids and adults interested in electronics and developing problem solving skills. I’ve received hundreds of emails and messages from people wanting to learn how to add animatronics and electronics to their costumes so after much prodding from friends I created a forum-

Hey, just listened to the show, and was thinking about this current over DNA thing. What I would do to measure the current is to find it out indirectly, like maybe counting time it takes to sink known charge through it. Hitting it with electrons to create charge and so forth voltage potential, and see how it orients itself in the magnetic field over time…